Previous BOB Suggestions:

ADD 4th Grade

Title	Author	Description or Link	Suggester:	Comments -- Initials:
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon	Grace Lin	http://www.amazon.com/Where-Mountain-Meets-Moon-Grace/dp/0316038636/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1400532843&sr=1-1&keywords=where+the+mountain+meets+the+moon	Conness	Newbery honor, available in paperback Drawn from Chinese folktales, lots of meat Agree BN. Sub for Despereaux.
Falling In	Frances O'Roark Dowell	http://www.amazon.com/Falling-Frances-ORoark-Dowell/dp/141695032X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1305901292&sr=1-1	Gossage Nelson	In paperback/excellent fantasy $4.54

Nest for Celeste	Henry Cole		Nelson	2011 MNC/now in paper $4.54 /illustrations/John James Audubon/easier read but high literary/fantasy/historical

Tracing Stars	Erin Moulton		Nelson	3*s/Donalyn Miller-This is a beautiful book about finding your identity, friendship, and the complicated relationships between sisters. Exquisite descriptions of shore life.Author of Words in the Dust- The friendship between Indie Lee Chickory and Owen Stone is the most wonderful middle grade boy/girl friendship since Jesse Aaron and Leslie Burke in Katherine Paterson's BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA. TRACING STARS is sweet, sad, funny, suspensful, and hopeful, all at the right times and in perfect proportions. Most recommend 4th -6th. Paper $5.99


Little Dog Lost	Marion Bauer	http://www.titlewave.com/search?SID=9781b64c3fb9087bff1ed11e3382ad97	Lynch	Back to the Love that Dog type of book THis story is older, and it's told in verse, about a boy and a dog and an old man who find each other. A "sweet" story with illustrations that I think the kids would still enjoy at 4th grade. The prose ties in to core.
The Incredible Journey	Sheila Burnford	http://www.titlewave.com/search?SID=9781b64c3fb9087bff1ed11e3382ad97		Classic animal tale, still love this story. I think the kids will enjoy the adveture the animals have as they find thier way back to thier master.

ADD 5th Grade

Title	Author	Description or Link	Suggester:	Comments-- Initials:

Cosmic	Frank Cottrell Byoce	http://www.amazon.com/Cosmic-Frank-Cottrell-Boyce/dp/0061836834/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305739022&sr=8-1	Gossage	funny, lots of adventure, boys should like this/$4.54 paper
Zora & Me	Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon		?	well reviewed/n word used in historical context/paper $4.54/based strongly and accurately on Zora Neal Hurston, writer/early 1900s.
When You Reach Me	Rebecca Stead		Nelson	2010 Newbery/Fantasy based in reality/time travel/mysterious
The Wednesday Wars	Gary Schmidt	http://www.flr.follett.com/search?SID=5a0a0c8ed84072989616a2db67c5cfca	Nelson	Newbery Honor; companion to the 2011 Okay for Now...prob a Mock Newbery bk; funny/boy main character/wonderful characters/Vietnam a subplot.
Anything But Typical	Nora Baskin		Nelson
Dead End in Norvelt	Jack Gantos	http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_15?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=dead+end+in+norvelt&sprefix=dead+end+in+nor%2Caps%2C349	Lynch	Newbery Winner, Historical Fiction, continuing author in Jack Gantos
Camo Girl	Kekla Magoon		Nelson	/Biracial child/bullying/popularity/friendship/single mom families/$4.54 paper
Bird in a Box	Andrea Davis Pinkney	http://www.amazon.com/Bird-Box-Andrea-Davis-Pinkney/dp/0316074020/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1400521235&sr=1-1&keywords=Bird+in+a+box	Lynch	Historical fiction, diversity, ties in to Bud Not Buddy, same time period, told in three different voices. Ties in to sports/ boxing
One Came Home	Amy Timberlake	Newbery Honor 2014/historical fiction/mystery/interesting characters--guys & girls/funny 1st person narration	Nelson	Available in paper.
Ninth Ward	Jewell Rhodes		Nelson	2011 MNC now paper/Hurrican Katrina/strong AfAm female protagonist/strong storytelling feel/voodoo grandma/paper $6.00
Evolution of Calpurnia Tate	Jacqueline Kelly		Nelson	2011 Newbery Honor/historical fiction/strong female character/science connection/$5.19

Crow	Barbara Wright		Nelson	4*s/historical fiction/male protagonist/powerful/race relations 1898/Newbery Honor2013
Mighty Miss Malone	Christopher Paul Curtis		Nelson	companion to Bud, Not Buddy--maybe in place of?/charming protagonist/Depression/great voice/paper$5.19
A book from the Guys Read series (Thrillers, sports, or funny business)	edited by Jon Scieszka	http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_sabc?url=search-alias%3Daps&pageMinusResults=1&suo=1367506720531#/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=guys%20read&sprefix=guys+%2Caps&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aguys%20read	Lynch	A collection of short stories around a theme. My hope would be gals wouldn't be turned off by the title, but I don't think they would be.
The Secret Tree	Natalie Standiford	http://www.titlewave.com/search?SID=9781b64c3fb9087bff1ed11e3382ad97	Lynch	Not out in paperback yet now a KBA book as well Released May 1, 2012,